# pitbull
## English
### Alternative forms

* pit-bull
* pit bull

### Noun

pitbull (plural pitbulls)
* Shortened form of pit bull terrier.
* (informal, figuratively) An aggressive person.
    My mother was a pitbull.
* (military, aviation) NATO brevity code indicating a semi-active radar homing missile has begun active homing, and no longer requires its operator to maintain a radar track.

#### Translations
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: pit‧bull

### Noun

pitbull m (plural pitbulls, diminutive pitbulletje n)
* pit bull

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English pitbull.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpitbulː/, [ˈpit̪bulː]
* Rhymes: -itbulː
* Hyphenation: pit‧bull

### Noun

pitbull
* pitbull, pit bull terrier (breed of dog)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of pitbull (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pitbullini
pitbullini
accusative
nom.
pitbullini
pitbullini
gen.
pitbullini
genitive
pitbullini
pitbullieni
partitive
pitbulliani
pitbullejani
inessive
pitbullissani
pitbulleissani
elative
pitbullistani
pitbulleistani
illative
pitbulliini
pitbulleihini
adessive
pitbullillani
pitbulleillani
ablative
pitbulliltani
pitbulleiltani
allative
pitbullilleni
pitbulleilleni
essive
pitbullinani
pitbulleinani
translative
pitbullikseni
pitbulleikseni
abessive
pitbullittani
pitbulleittani
instructive
comitative
—pitbulleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pitbullisi
pitbullisi
accusative
nom.
pitbullisi
pitbullisi
gen.
pitbullisi
genitive
pitbullisi
pitbulliesi
partitive
pitbulliasi
pitbullejasi
inessive
pitbullissasi
pitbulleissasi
elative
pitbullistasi
pitbulleistasi
illative
pitbulliisi
pitbulleihisi
adessive
pitbullillasi
pitbulleillasi
ablative
pitbulliltasi
pitbulleiltasi
allative
pitbullillesi
pitbulleillesi
essive
pitbullinasi
pitbulleinasi
translative
pitbulliksesi
pitbulleiksesi
abessive
pitbullittasi
pitbulleittasi
instructive
comitative
—pitbulleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pitbullimme
pitbullimme
accusative
nom.
pitbullimme
pitbullimme
gen.
pitbullimme
genitive
pitbullimme
pitbulliemme
partitive
pitbulliamme
pitbullejamme
inessive
pitbullissamme
pitbulleissamme
elative
pitbullistamme
pitbulleistamme
illative
pitbulliimme
pitbulleihimme
adessive
pitbullillamme
pitbulleillamme
ablative
pitbulliltamme
pitbulleiltamme
allative
pitbullillemme
pitbulleillemme
essive
pitbullinamme
pitbulleinamme
translative
pitbulliksemme
pitbulleiksemme
abessive
pitbullittamme
pitbulleittamme
instructive
comitative
—pitbulleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pitbullinne
pitbullinne
accusative
nom.
pitbullinne
pitbullinne
gen.
pitbullinne
genitive
pitbullinne
pitbullienne
partitive
pitbullianne
pitbullejanne
inessive
pitbullissanne
pitbulleissanne
elative
pitbullistanne
pitbulleistanne
illative
pitbulliinne
pitbulleihinne
adessive
pitbullillanne
pitbulleillanne
ablative
pitbulliltanne
pitbulleiltanne
allative
pitbullillenne
pitbulleillenne
essive
pitbullinanne
pitbulleinanne
translative
pitbulliksenne
pitbulleiksenne
abessive
pitbullittanne
pitbulleittanne
instructive
comitative
—pitbulleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pitbullinsa
pitbullinsa
accusative
nom.
pitbullinsa
pitbullinsa
gen.
pitbullinsa
genitive
pitbullinsa
pitbulliensa
partitive
pitbulliaan pitbulliansa
pitbullejaan pitbullejansa
inessive
pitbullissaan pitbullissansa
pitbulleissaan pitbulleissansa
elative
pitbullistaan pitbullistansa
pitbulleistaan pitbulleistansa
illative
pitbulliinsa
pitbulleihinsa
adessive
pitbullillaan pitbullillansa
pitbulleillaan pitbulleillansa
ablative
pitbulliltaan pitbulliltansa
pitbulleiltaan pitbulleiltansa
allative
pitbullilleen pitbullillensa
pitbulleilleen pitbulleillensa
essive
pitbullinaan pitbullinansa
pitbulleinaan pitbulleinansa
translative
pitbullikseen pitbulliksensa
pitbulleikseen pitbulleiksensa
abessive
pitbullittaan pitbullittansa
pitbulleittaan pitbulleittansa
instructive
comitative
—pitbulleineen pitbulleinensa :

#### Synonyms

* amerikanpitbullterrieri
* pitti

#### Derived terms

* amerikanpitbullterrieri

## French
### Etymology

From English pitbull.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pit.bul/

### Noun

pitbull m (plural pitbulls)
* pitbull (pit bull, “dog”)

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* pitbul

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English pitbull.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpid.bul/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -idbul
* Syllabification: pit‧bull

### Noun

pitbull m animal
* pit bull, pit bull terrier
    Synonym: pitbullterier

#### Declension
### Further reading

* pitbull in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* pitbull in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English pitbull.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpidbul/ [ˈpið̞.β̞ul]
* Rhymes: -idbul

### Noun

pitbull m (plural pitbulls)
* pit bull, pitbull, pit bull terrier

#### Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.